SESSION 90: Home(ish), at last (29APR19)
Splat. Dropped back into our own time and place. Nope. Well at least the place we left from, we were still a long way from Denethix. Is the nightmare of Carcosa finally over? Only time will tell. At least for now the gateway was gone and so we could convince ourselves that the serpent-men had been held back. With strange memories swirling in our minds of a frozen place called Norway. Our hobos gave their heads a shake to push aside these strange thoughts and focus on the here and now.
Things started as they do. A group of evil hieracosphinxes had gathered around our corpse pile in hopes that we were not dead. Dead meat totally sucks in comparison to killed meat. Shaking out the clouds of white lotus smoke from our minds we fought for our lives. Our reward was the personal belongings of a half-eaten adventurer. We then made haste for Helix. Back to town and straight to bed. They would have a team reunion thingy at breakfast.
The next morning, with Rhagnar and Clone-Rod in toe we set out for Barrowmaze. It is high time we resolved its evil influence on the local lands. We ran headlong into a foraging gaggle of giant ants an hour or so into our marsh hike. They had real big mandibles and we bled a lot more than planned for so shortly after breakfast. It seemed that the Fates were to aligned with MurderHoboing today. We returned to Helix to try again tomorrow. The second attempt was better. Returning to the barrow mounds, we got into the maze and down to the chamber of pools where Clone-Rod drank deeply and felt more agile. After that we went back to the giant pair of inscribed Nergalian bronze doors that we didn’t previously have the guts to open.
Embrace Death
Inside of this very large chamber was a horde of sarcophagi being watched over by a giant statue of a warrior. It ended up being a bronze golem. The roof threatened to collapse during the battle but our hobos brought down the bronze goliath before being entombed. We then proceeded to loot with utmost vigour. Nothing was done to obfuscate the process. After 30 or so minutes of plugging away the watch group at the entry were filled with dread…
Heavy breathing, perhaps sniffing, claws on stone- distant yet ever closer.
A howl and then another and another, call and response.
Then a tone, anguished and harsh, from a flute?
All goes silent, and yet you know they are not far.
ROLECALL
Carla the Green Lama of TMB (C7) 92650 xp +10% <100001> CRT 1d10/III
Scars: permanent loss left index finger and scarring on arm
Bimbles the Lama of GSS (C7) 90488 xp +5% <100001> CRT 1d10/III
Hobo Steve the Champion (F7) 88819 xp +5% <120,001> CRT 1d20/IV
Brain Damaged: reduced mental capacity (tough night on the town)
Rahgnar the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 54462 xp <70001> CRT 1d24/V
Serious wound: permanent loss of an eye (-1 to missile fire)
Critical Wound:
Raul the Ranger (MD6) 52816 xp +10% <60000> CRT 1d10/III
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -4,
Removed one of his own nostrils.
Boris the Dwarven Champion (D7) 95765 xp +10% <140001> CRT 1d16/IV
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -3, carved up face
Injury: lost 6 teeth
Ding-We the Peg-Legged Magician(W6) 73444 xp +10% <80001> CRT 1d8/I
Critical Wound: Left leg obliterated
Bunny the Raconteur (T8) 88231 xp <160001> +10% CRT 1d16/II
Light wound: permanent loss of pinky finger, off hand
Ramrod the Cloned Burglar (T5) 19543 xp +5% <20001> CRT 1d20/II
Serious wound: Bad Back (-1 stone CC)
Scars: Neurological damage to hip, noticeable limp
Missing six teeth talks with a lisp
The Henchmen
Arnd Cobblestone the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 39822 xp +5% <70001> CRT 1d14/ III
Saffron the Mad Fairy Queen of Ribbits (FY6) 90660 <130001> CRT 1d10/III
Moderate wound: Scar on abdomen
Sloth the Clocker (L6) 47564 xp +10% <81300> CRT 1d16/IV or 1d6/G (vs. s, m)
Sasha Plasha the Guide (R6) 40270 xp +10% <50000> CRT 1d10/III
Nara the Naked Purple Jiva Girl (P2) 2532 xp +5% <4400> CRT 1d6/I
RESERVES
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Elapsed Campaign Time
207 days at beginning of session (also applies to recuperation)
Join us for session Ninety-one when we ask the questions:
Tale of the Tape
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KILLS
Hieracosphinxes (6)
Giant ants (18)
Mongrelmen (8) – Parlayed
Bronze Golem
Iron statue
Ochre jelly – Put the lid back on the sarcophagus
Death scarab
Barrow mummy
Barrow wight
LOOT
Black pearl 500 gp
Silver scarab
Electrum urns (2)
Gold canoptic jars (4)
Potion of strength
Silver earrings 30 gp
Chunk of amber 150 gp
Runic tablet
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